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Tedious

Tedious Meaning & Definition
Tedious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tedious?

[adj] using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
[adj] so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tedious: boring | deadening | dull | ho-hum | irksome | long-winded | prolix | slow | tiresome | uninteresting | verbose | wearisome | windy | wordy

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Tedious In Webster's Dictionary

\Te"di*ous\, a. [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See {Tedium}.] Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome. -- {Te"di*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Te"di*ous*ness}, n. I see a man's life is a tedious one. --Shak. I would not be tedious to the court. --Bunyan. Syn: Wearisome; fatiguing. See {Irksome}.

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